Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-18

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the factories and the Union depot, and
also by the Second market, which he
| knew would be a convenience 10 factory
employees, travellers, and persons going
| 10 market
Richmond is a fine city, hut in re-
spect to strcct-cars it is about $50 years
! behind the times. He wanted to run
out by the Soldiers Home and the New
reservoir, and he wished 10 make these
places accessible to persons in the cen
tral portions of the city. He believed
that his line, if permission was granted
him to nun it, would be a great CON
venicnce, and he hoped the committee
would fayorably consider the petition.
THE CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.
This company's petition Major
Potion, manager) was next read. The
petition asked permission to extend its
line as follows:
From point in it's present track ut
Ninth and Broad; up Ninth to Leigh;
thence to Brook avenue; also, by sin
gle line from Leigh along Broad to
Eighth: also, along Adams street from
Leigh street to their stables on Pulliam
street; also, to extend their double
track from Beach and Main streets up
Main to the corporate limits.
Major Bolton appeared before the
committee in reference to the petition
He said he had been waiting for action
on his petition to build, and had been
willing to build ever since last spring
He would promise that if the request
was Granted the company would extend
its hines as fast as possible.
TEE UNION PASSENGER RAILWAY COW-
PANY.
The petition Of this company wa
next read. 1t proposes double track
from Twelfth and Franklin down
Franklin street to Twenty-first, up
Twcnty-first to Broad, single line
thence up Broad to the avenue, thence
to Twenty thence to Broad,
thence to twenty first, forming a belt,
connecting with double track at Twen
ty-fist and Broad; also, double track
from Twelfth and Bank along Bank to
Ninth, thence to Franklin, thence to
Seventh, thence to Clay, thence 10
Hancock street; also, from Hancock
to BROAD, up Broad to Harrison,
thence To Beech. thence to Reservoir
street, thence to Ashland, thence to
keepers house. New reservoir.
Captain Coke, in the interest OF the
company, said the project proposed was
II new one. but II was essentially home
enterprise. Seven of its corporatOrs
Ill .,,1 tl,nftfial
with the interests Of the city. The line
proposed was to fill great public need,
and was t. run for public convenience.
The road, he said, would not run as the
company had wanted it exactly ; the
company had wanted to get on Main
street. but could not The main track
was all that was asked now If success
iul the company hoped in little while
10 be able to build auxiliary lines. The
line now proposed would be properly
Quipped-good cars, good service -
and the estimated cost would be about
S2jo, ,O00.
The question was, Which Of the roads
proposed would give the people the
most convenience? No other company
had offered To build III the East End.
His hnc did. And before closing he
wished to say his company would ac-
cent no compromise "lf We cant
build IN the East End We don't want
any charter at all and if We can't build
in the West End we don't want to build
in the Hast End. Ii was the desire,
Lo ADDED, "of the corporators to have
the road IN GOOD running order by the
flst of the summer.
Mr. J. Thompson Brown also spoke
of the scheme. He was glad he had
lived To see a time when he was proud
of the city of Richmond. For long
time the city had been the suppliant,
and had had TO beg for street roads,
Now the city could dictate its terms to
the companies begging. He wanted to
talk plainly. 1t was all very well 10
talk about good service and about the
accommodation of the people, but the
true object was money. 1t was all
chaff to talk otherwise, for the commit
tee when they came to consider the mat
ter could see the grain and distinguish
il from the chatf as well as ne could.
1--WE don't want to run IN opposition
to any line say let them all come in
andlct them all lay tracks, for when the
track is there il is down, and workmen
have to put it there, and that gives en-
pl0yment 10 our wOrlingmen. Besides,
We propose to give good service. too,
and that, you VIII agree, We have not
got here now.
In response to question Mr.. Coke
said it was almost impossible to nn
their line If the other two franchises
are granted.
Mr.. BRYAN said the plats of the seve-
rul companies only ran into conflict on
Clay street principally, and that his
company was willing to let other lines
run on their tracks upon equitable
terms.
Mr. Jackson, on behalf Of the Rich
mond Street-Car Company, said the |
company had served the people faith
fully for years. 1t had lost money ON
the enterprise until about four years
AGO, and he did not think il fair 70 ask
the company to give up any of its
rights. or to ask them 10 LEI other com
panies run their cars over its lines If
that stipulation was put in his company
wonh have 10 decline TO extend its
lines
rHE BELT LINE.
The proposition of Messrs }. b.
Pace and T. ID. Christian and others
WAS next taken.up.
This company proposes 10 construct
ine encirciing the city, touching
libby and Chimborazo Hills; also, to
ross 10 Manchester by o bridge to ba
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